Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize disbelief or surprise; often used in the patterns [[难道...吗|難道...嗎|nan2 dao4 ... ma5]] or [[难道...不成|難道...不成|nan2 dao4 ... bu4 cheng2]], meaning "could it be that..." or "is it possible that..."

hard to do or accomplish; requiring a lot of effort; challenging

difficult to do; hard to (predict, imagine, etc.)

hard to believe; difficult to believe; incredible

to feel sad; to feel sorry or grieved; to be unhappy

the level or degree of difficulty of a task, skill, or problem

difficult; hard; arduous; challenging

hard to come by; precious or valuable due to its scarcity

to feel physically unwell, uncomfortable, or in pain; hard to bear

difficult problem; hard issue; poser or sticker; a question or situation that is hard to solve or answer

calamity; catastrophe; great suffering caused by natural or man-made disasters

easy; simple; straightforward

Feeling awkward, ashamed, or humiliated; causing someone to feel this way.

unforgettable; memorable; hard to forget; leaving a deep impression

Used to show a sudden realization of why something is the way it is; not surprising. Similar to [[怪不得|怪不得|guai4 bu5 de5]].

hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; inevitably

To die in an accident or be killed through persecution; to lose one's life

To feel embarrassed, puzzled, or in a difficult situation

a difficult point; a problem or part of something that is hard to understand or solve

ugly; unsightly; unpleasant to look at

A difficult pass or hurdle; a critical moment or period of extreme difficulty that is hard to overcome.

Great suffering, misery, or tribulation, especially resulting from hardship or disaster

To be hard to do something; to find it difficult to accomplish a specific action

a place to seek safety from disaster or danger; a haven, asylum, or sanctuary

A person forced to leave their home to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

victim of an accident or disaster; fatality

feeling ashamed, shy, or awkward in a social situation

unpleasant to hear; grating to the ear; sounding bad

tribulation; torment; suffering; a trial or difficult experience

To flee from danger, disaster, or persecution; to seek asylum.

having an unpleasant or foul odor; stinking; malodorous

To bother or press someone to do something they are unable or unwilling to do; to put someone in an awkward position

a difficult or troublesome matter; something hard to deal with or accomplish

difficult to understand or resolve; a difficult or knotty problem

having a high level of difficulty, especially referring to technical skills or athletic movements

hard to endure; difficult to bear; intolerable

to face a difficult choice between two options; to be in a quandary where any decision is problematic

difficult to avoid; bound to happen

describes a place or situation plagued by frequent disasters or troubles

a time of extreme danger and disaster; peril

difficult to endure or get through, especially referring to pain, hardship, or time

aviation disaster or accident involving an airplane or other aircraft

to be too embarrassed or ashamed to mention something; to find it hard to speak one's mind

a difficult matter; trouble; a problem or hardship that is hard to resolve

(idiom) extremely rare; once in a thousand years. Describes an opportunity that is very difficult to come by, usually referring to a positive event. See also [[百年不遇|百年不遇|bai3 nian2 bu4 yu4]].

rare and precious because it involves accomplishing something very difficult; laudable; estimable

to suffer from a calamity or hardship; to undergo great distress or torture

(idiom) to be in a difficult situation where there is no room to advance or retreat; to be trapped or stuck without a clear way out

To clear away worries and solve difficult problems